Psst. Hey you. How about a sweet little permaculture music video to start your day? A permaculture video with a catchy tune, an important lesson, and a ukelele, no less. No Such Thing As Waste, a permaculture principle song by yardboidoroony. Filmed & Edited by Wee Earthlings. Animations by OzJThomas.
Every time another guy asks me, “So, what do you do?” the conversation plays out in the same way. I tell him I’m a writer, and he asks, “Oh, what have you written? Who’s your publisher?” When I say, “I’m my own publisher. I’m a blogger,” you can see the look on his face change…
Geo-engineering has been on the fringes of the debate of how to handle the threat of climate change for a number of years now. But it has always been seen by most as just a little too ‘out there’ for serious consideration. Giant reflectors in space to reflect the sun? Massive floating ships spewing salt-water…
Here’s a brief look at the facts about electric power consumption in the U.S., and what you can do to reduce your usage, courtesy of Power SuperSite: Source by Power SuperSite
If you’ve been living under a rock, like I have, then you might have missed Dylan Ratigan’s mad as hell moment the first time around. If you’ve already seen it too many times, then just jump past it and read the rest of this post. If you haven’t, then take a couple of minutes and…
And now, in News You Already Knew, we learn that the results of a survey from the Shelton Group indicate that: Americans are “unwilling to give up comfort and personal freedom for the environment.” According to their Green Living Pulse survey, 69% of Americans believe it is important to personally reduce water consumption, yet only…
Plants are always used to create a feng shui positive environment because they not only add vibrancy, oxygen and life force, they symbolize growth and support us energetically. Much of feng shui is about creating an environment that gives us energy versus one that drains us of our energy and life force. Plant Selection The…
Practically Green is a fun Boston-based website that helps guide people to lead more sustainable lives. The first time a person logs onto the website, they are prompted to take a survey about their lifestyle habits. After conducting the survey, which takes about 10-15 minutes, the website provides a rating and a personalized “action plan”…
In 1965, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was passed, which authorized state-managed and federally funded education programs as part of President Johnson’s poverty-reduction policies. It was reauthorized 37 years later as the No Child Left Behind Act under President George W. Bush, in order to define core common educational standards to use for national…
For the fourth consecutive year, Odwalla is donating trees to be planted in State Parks across America, and you have a chance to tell them where to plant them. A total of $100,000 in tree donations will be received through the program, which has already donated $350,000 worth of trees over the last three years….
In a classic example of a marketing gimmick, Budweiser’s Grow One, Save a Million environmental campaign hits a new low in transferring people’s attention away from the obvious and toward the illusory. According to Budweiser’s propaganda Facebook page for the water conservation campaign, men use an average of 5 gallons of water each time they…
